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  1. Penguin Post Office

    The adventures of a film crew who travel to Antarctica to film a colony of Gentoo penguins

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  2. The Wonder of Animals

    Chris Packham discovers the unique features that make certain animal groups successful.

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  3. The Singing Fish of Batticaloa

    The search for an elusive watery wonder in the aftermath of Sri Lanka's civil war.

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  4. Plants: From Roots to Riches

    Our relationship with plants: a major new history by Kew's science director Kathy Willis.

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  5. Gone to Earth

    Horatio Clare discovers how infantry soldiers are shaped by the Brecon Beacons' landscape.

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  6. Cold Water California

    How surfing is shaping Ireland's coastal communities, north and south of the border.

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  7. Secrets of Bones

    Series showing how bones have enabled vertebrates to dominate most habitats on Earth.

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  8. Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

    Pre-school dinosaur history series. Andy goes on prehistoric adventures.

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  9. Scotland’s Animals

    Meet some of Scotland’s native species.

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  10. Scotland’s Wildlife

    Find out about our native species and how they are being protected.

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  11. Shared Planet

    Series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

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  12. Ice Age Giants

    Alice Roberts travels 40,000 years into the past to meet the Ice Age's great beasts.

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  13. Just So Science

    Vivienne Parry with the science behind Kipling's stories

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  14. Africa

    Eye to eye with the unknown - the world's wildest continent.

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  15. The Secret Power of Trees

    Ian Marchant explores The Secret Power of Trees

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  16. Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

    Sir David Attenborough looks at the changes in natural history during his 60-year career.

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  17. In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

    Matthew Oates presents a series about naturalists and their pursuits

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  18. Attenborough's Ark

    David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction.

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    The Flower Fields

    Michael Bird explores Cornwall's beautiful, tiny flower fields.

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    Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?

    Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.

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  21. The Alien Birds Have Landed

    Alison Steadman on why so many birds in Britain are aliens from elsewhere

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  22. The Hunt for the Gay Whale

    Can animals be gay? Hermione Cockburn investigates the biologists who say they can.

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  23. Extinct!

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

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  24. Japan: Coping With Disaster

    What does the response to last year's tsunami and meltdown tell us about modern Japan?

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  25. Winterwatch

    Live coverage as Britain's wildlife faces up to the most challenging time of year.

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  26. Andy's Wild Adventures

    Andy Day and Kip the cat go all around the world in search of weird and wonderful animals.

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  27. The Art of Darkness

    Richard Coles on the inspiration to artists of darkness and the Northern lights in Norway.

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  28. Frozen Planet

    The ultimate portrait of the Polar regions - the last great wildernesses on the planet.

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  29. Bitten by the Bug

    Brett Westwood explores the UK's natural history societies

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  30. A Guide to Farmland Birds

    How to recognise birds of the British countryside from their appearance, calls and songs

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  31. Mabey in the Wild

    Natural history series presented by Richard Mabey

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  32. Requiem for a Moth

    Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths.

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    James and the Giant Eagle

    James Aldred encounters one of the world's most powerful birds of prey, the Harpy Eagle.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Cuckoo

    A fascinating insight into one of Nature's greatest cheats.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    In Denial - Climate on the Couch

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates the psychology of climate change - why aren't we more worried?

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  36. The Empire of Climate

    Professor David Livingstone argues for a revision of how we view the climate

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  37. What Happened at Copenhagen?

    A year after the Copenhagen climate summit, Roger Harrabin explores what really happened.

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  38.

    The Dog and the Whale

    Tucker the sniffer dog takes a boat trip to save the whales.

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    Jane Goodall: Beauty and the Beasts

    Film about Jane Goodall, whose work with chimps transformed our understanding of them.

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  40. Big Game, Little Game

    Mark Stephen charts a job swap between gamekeepers from the Kalahari and the Angus Glens

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  41. Uncertain Climate

    Roger Harrabin investigates whether the arguments over climate change can ever be won

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  42. Wild Swimming with Alice Roberts

    Alice Roberts swims in cavernous plunge pools, languid rivers and underground lakes.

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  43. Saving Species

    Examining the world of nature and the challenges of wildlife conservation

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  44. Orkney Farming

    David Delday brings the latest news about farming and rural life.

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  45. Life

    A look at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive.

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  46. Last Chance for Africa's Elephants?

    How can science can stop an upsurge in the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory?

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  47. The Greening of the Deserts

    Ayisha Yahya explores warnings that some deserts could turn greener in the future

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  48. James and the Giant Tree

    Professional tree climber James Aldred climbs one of Britain's tallest trees.

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  49. David Attenborough's Life Stories

    Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants

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  50. Deadly 60

    Award-winning adventurer Steve Backshall tracks down the world’s deadliest wildlife.

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